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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

UK should ban children from social media because they cannot cope with toxic hate speech, terror watchdog warns

Children should be banned from using social media because they cannot cope with the toxic hate speech online, the government’s independent reviewer of terrorism has warned.

After Australia became the first country to ban under-16s from social media platforms last month, Sir Keir Starmer has faced growing pressure to act amid warnings about its impact on young people, particularly around mental health issues and radicalisation.

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